Combination ash shovel and sifter.



PATENTED UGT. 9, 1906.

DE KELLER STAMEY. COMBINATION ASH SHOVEL AND SIFTER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.2,1906.

Wl TNESSE S 'Arromirs DE KELLER sTAMEY, or New Yonxj-n; v.k

COMBINATION ASH sHovEL AND sufren.`

i Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 9, 1906.

Application led April 2, 1906. Serial No. 809,241.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DE KELLER STAMEY, a citizen of the United States,"residing at `New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Ash Shovels and Sifters, of which the following is a s ecification, such aswill enable those.

-skil ed in the art to which it appertains to `make andfiise the same.

This invention relates toash sifters and shovels and the object thereof is toprovide an improved combination device of this class which mayl be used both for the purpose of an ordinary shovel for removinglashes from the ash-box of a heater of .any nd or class ,and alsolas a sifter'; and with this and other -lobjects in view the invention consists of a vdevice of the class speciiied constructed as nated b hereinafterl described and claimed. lThe invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, 4of which the accompanying ,drawings form a part, in which vthe separate parts of my improvement are desigsuitable reference characters in each of t e views, and in which- Figure l is a sectional side view of my im proved combination ash shovel and sifter,

.which are perforated, as shown at c2.

showing one method of its operation; and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.,

In the practice of my invention, I provide ashovel a, comprising a bottom a2 and side walls a3, and in the form of construction shown the bottom a2 is raised at the rear end of the shovel and provided with a handle b, which is secured thereto or therein.

The side walls a3 of the shovel are cut out to form openings a4, as shown in Fig. 2, and secured in saido enings is the vsifter proper, which consists ofp an oblong box or casing c, the bottom, top, side, and rear end wall'pf e front end of the box c, which constitutes the sifter proper, is open, and said box is providedat-its opposite corners with ears c3, all of which are shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and the rear cars c3 are shown'in full lines in Fi 2, and *these ears are secured to the side wa ls of the shovel by rods c, vwhich are passed therethrough and transversely through the shovel. The top and bottom walls of the openings a* in the opposite side walls of the shovel are preferably curved inwardly, as shown in Figi -2, and the open front end of the box c, whic constitutes the sifter pro er, is provided with a door f, which is hinge to one of the rods e and is adapted to be raised or closed and lowered by means cfa wire cord f .1, which is connected therewith and passed over a roller d on the upper frontrod e and backwardly be'- neath a roller d2 on the upper rearrod e and along the handle t, and said wire cord is provided at its -free end with a loo f?, adapted to be connected with a hook E?, secured to said handle.

In order to strengthen the shovel, and particularly the bottom thereof, I form in said bottom longitudinally thereof a groove g, in which is placed a rod 7L, and this rod extends the full length of the bottom of the shovel, andthe front end thereof projects to form a pivot h2.' ,A

The wire cord f2 where it passes over .the box c is provided with a shield i, which is secured to or connected with one of the side walls c3 of the shovel, and in practice a part of said side wall is preferably bentinwardly to form this shield, asshown in Fig. 2.

In practice whenit is desired to use this device as an ash'shov'el andl sifter the cord f 2 is detached from the hook b2, and theldoor f dro s down, asshowninfull linesin'Fig. l, andp by means of the handle b the device may be inserted into the fire-box of, a heater or beneath a grate of any kind or class in such manner as to force the ashes, charred coal,

cinders, and other substances into the box c.

After this is donethe cordf2 is ulled backwardly and connected withl t shook b2. `This operation raises or closes the `door f,

and the device may then beremoved from the ash-box or beneath the grate Aof the heater and, turned andagitated by means of the handle b so as to sift the ashes out of ther box c, after which the cinders, charred coal, and other substances may bedumped from said box into any suitable receptacle `by releasing the cord f2 from thel hook b2 andal- .lowing the door f to drop into the position shown in Fig. l.

In practice I also prefer to provide a box y', comprising a bottom portion j and a top portion ja, said top portion being hinged to the bottom portion at one end of the box, as shown at jt, and said parts are provided between the hinges at i4 with an opening ji `into which the pivot portion h2 ofthe rod h is passed, and the handle b of theshovel is provided with a sleeve or collar j", through which the cord f2 passies, andthe corresponding IOO IIO

ends ofthe top and bottom portions of the box j are provided with' a recess adapted to receive said sleeve, and in practice the box j is opened by raising the top portion thereof, and the combination shovel and sifter is inserted into the box, as shown in Fig. 1, after which the top portion is lowered, and by turning the combination shovel and sifter and agitating the lsame by means of the handle b the ashes will be sifted from the box c into the bottom of the box j. I also prefer to provide a barrel or similar receptacle 7c, on which the box y' isplaced, and said box j is provided with an openin y in the bottom thereof, through which t e ashes pass into the barrel or receptacle c. The barrel or receptacle k is not absolutely necessary, and when said barrel or similar receptacle is not provided the bottom of the box j will be closed and the ashes from the box c, which constitutes the sitter proper, will fall into the.

,cific forms of construction for combining ther sifter c and shovel a, my invention is not limited to any dparticular constructionfor this purpose, an the sifter c may be connected with the shovel win any desired manner, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages The door f is sov formed and operated that when open, as shown in Fig. 1, it constitutes a continuous passage for the ashes and other material from the front edge of the shovel,

back into the box or sifter c, and the dimensions of said door are preferably such as to enable said door to ill the space between the side walls of the shovel which extend forwardly of the box or sifter c.

By means of this constructionlI rovide aA combination ash sifter and shovel W 'ch may be freely and conveniently used for the pur poses specified andiwhich may be used independent of the box j, if desired; but in practice I prefer to use said box in order that the combination sifter and shovel nay be o er ated as a siftex without raising and distri uting the dust which sometimes accompanies themanipillation of ash-sifters. v

Having fully describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -is- 1. A device of the class described, comprising a shovel and an ash-sitterl securedl on the shovel, the lfront end of the shovel being projected forwardly of the sifter and the bottom of the sifter being provided at its front end with a hin ed door which rests on the bottom of the sovel when open, the shovel bein also provided at its rear endwith a han e, and means for closing the door of the I sifter. l

2. A deviceof the class described, comprising a shovel and an ash-sitter secured on the shovel, the front end ofthe shovel being projected forwardly of the sifter and the bot- -tom of the sifter being provided at its front end with a hin ed door which rests on the bottom of the SI1 bein also provided at its rear end with a han le, and means for closin the door of the ovel when open, the shovel sifter, comprising a flexible evice connected A therewith and extending backwardly over the siiter to the handle.l l

' 3. A device of the class described, comprising a shovel. and an ash-sifter secured longitudinally thereon, the bottom of the shovel being projected forwardly of the sifter and the front end of the sifter bein provided with 'a' hinged door which rests on t e bottom of the shovel when open, and means for closing said door] the 4front end of the shovel lbeing also provided with a pivot projection, and a box composed of two parts hinged together and the opposite ends ofswhich are provided with pivotal supports for the front end of the shovel and for the handle adjacent to the rear end of the shovel, the bottom of said box being also open.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a shovel, an ash-sifter secured on the shovel,

the front-end of the shovel being projected forwardly of the sifter and provided with a pivot projection, the bottom of the 'sifter be' ing provided at its front end with a hinged door which rests on the bottom of the shovel when open, the shovel being also provided at l its rear end with a handle, means for closing the door of the sifter, and a box composed` of top and bottom ortions hinged together and into which the slliovel is adapted to be placed and rotated, the bottom of the box being provided with an opening. y

. vIn testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 31st day of Marchr 1906.

DE KELLER STAMEY.

Witnesses:

Y .0. J. KLEIN,

' F. A. STEWART. 

